Kiss Me Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham the show’s director producer and star and his leading lady his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane the actress playing Bianca and her gambler boyfriend Bill who runs afoul with some gangsters.
author
Samuel and Bella Spewack
award
Drama Desk Award, Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, The Critics' Circle, Evening Standard Award, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Author
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